Structure 5140122P0000000 · Buncombe County, NC

Blue Ridge Parkway over U.s. Route 25

Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over U.s. Route 25, 2.9 Miles To Interstate 2.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT201 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

201 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length200.8 ft61.2 m
Daily traffic6,200counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNorth Carolina
CountyBuncombe
Location2.9 Miles To Interstate 2
CarriesBlue Ridge Parkway
CrossesU.s. Route 25
Coordinates35.51969, -82.52836

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length200.8 ft (61.2 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area679.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5140122P0000000

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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